Wheel-plow



(No Model.)

J. M. YOUNG.

WHEEL PLOW.

No. 339,037. Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

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JOSEPH M. YOUNG, OF BEANS STATION, TENNESSEE.

WHE EL-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,037, dated March30,1886.

Application filed January 22,1886. Serial No. 189,409. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beans Station, in the county of Grainger and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVheel-Plows; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of agricultural implements commonlytermed sulkyplows, and it consists in novel features ofconstructionnnore particularly hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of an implementconstructed in accordance wit-h the spirit of my invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevation, with parts broken away to show the details ofconstruction. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the'plow and its supporton an enlarged scale and detaehed.

The axle A is provided at one end with the usual crank-axle arm, A, andthe actuatinglever a and segment a, for the purpose of leveling theplow. The opposite ends of the axle have supporting-wheels B. A tongue,0, is rigidly secured at its inner end to the axle, and brace-rods Oprevent any lateral movement of the tongue independent of the axle. Thetongue may be provided with a double and single trees, 0 0,respectively. Projecting from and secured to the axle is a platform, D,recessed near its rear edge to permit the passage of the spring supportof the seat (I.

The plow E is of ordinary construction, and an arm, 0, projecting upwardfrom its front portion, has a slight rearward curve near its junctionwith the plow to throw the upper portion nearer the axle. A support, F,is hinged at one end to the axle, )referably in the plane of the tongue,so that it may come directly beneath the tongue. The other end of thesupport is pivotally connected tothe lower rear corner of the plow by abolt, f, passing through it, the landside G, and a bracket, 9, securedto the mold-board. A brace, H, is pivoted at one end to the support andat its other end to a bracket, 72, near the outer end of the axle, andis arranged to move with the support in its motion aboutthe axle. Thedownward movement of the outer end of the support is limited andregulated by a bolt, 5, passing vertically through the tongue, and aconnection, I), joining the ends of the bolt and support. A lever, J,having a forwardprojecting arm, J, is pivoted to the rear portion of thetongue, and its locking-latch j is adapted to engage a segment, j, tohold it in any desired position. It, unites the end of the arm J withthe forward portion of the support F, whereby the plow may be raised orlowered, as will presently appear. A link, K, connects theupper end ofthe arm 0 with the lever J above its pivotal point.

It will be observed that the plow being pivoted at its heel to thesupport F, and the latter being at its lowest point, a tilting of theplow on its pivotal connection with the support will elevate or depressthe point, as indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 2. This tilting motionis accomplished by means of the lever J through the link K and arm 0, aswill be readily appreciated. These parts are so proportioned that withina certain throw of the lever the pitch or inclination of the plow willbe regulated. lVhen the lever is thrown back beyond this limit, asindicated by the dotted lines to the right in Fig. 2, the support iselevated and the plow elevated from the ground. In this operation itwill be noticed that the arm 0 and link K are so disposed that as thelever draws upward on the support and elevates the rear of the plow thefront is simultaneously elevated, so that the plow remains parallel, ornearly so, to its normal position.

By raising or lowering the bolt 1) the height of the plow from theground may be regulated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,'and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a wheel-plow, the combination of the axle, a support hingedthereto, a tongue, the plow pivoted at its heel to the outer end of thesupport, an adjustable connection interposed between the support andtongue, the

A flexible connection,

lever for adjusting the support, and a connechaving aforwardly-projecting arm connected iion uniting the lever with the frontend of with the support, and a connection uniting the plow to regulatethe pitch of the point as the arm of the plow with the lever, all conandfor the purposes specified. structed and operating in the manner herein2. The combination of the axle, a tongue before set forth.

projected therefrom, the support hinged at its In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature in inner end to the axle, the plow pivoted at itspresence of two witnesses.

heel to the outer end of the support and hav- JOSEPH M. YOUNG. ing anarm projected upward from its front Witnesses: portion, an adjustableconnection interposed L. J. JONES,

between the support and the tongue, a lever J. C. CLARK.

